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Pair Caught With Firearms, Drugs After I-84 Speeding Stop
Two men were nabbed by Connecticut State Troopers with guns and drugs during a traffic stop on I-84 on Sunday.
The men, Hector G. Martinez, 24, and Robert L. Ruiz, 37, both of Springfield, Mass., were passengers in a Ford Explorer that was stopped around 12:07 p.m. on I-84 in Danbury after a trooper clocked them going 81 miles per hour in a 55 zone, said Trooper First Class Kelly Grant.
While speaking with the operator, the trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A passenger stated that he had smoked marijuana and that he had "blunts in the car,” Gra…
Wrong Way Driver On Merritt Parkway Causes Three-Car Crash
A 59-year-old woman driving the wrong way on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield caused a three-car crash, sending three people to the hospital, according to Connecticut State Troopers.
Ashley W. Cooper, of Bridgeport, was driving southbound in the left lane of the northbound side of the parkway in a Nissan Altima around 10:55 p.m. Tuesday when she ran head-on into a GMC Acadia, driven by Jeffrey Butler, 51, of Shelton, said Trooper Kelly Grant.
The impact of the crash caused Butler to lose control of his vehicle, sending him slamming into a third vehicle driven by William McGeorge, 54, of Tru…
